Closure for jars or bottles.



No. 725,590. I v PATENTED APR 14, 1903-.

I. G. RIELY.-

CLOSURE FOR JARS OR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1901.

N0 MODEL.

' 45 or disk stopper.

UNITED 7 STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK o. RIELY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA, AssIeNoR, ,BY

DIRECT AND MESN E ASSIGNMENT INGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

S, TO ROBERT E. L. WHITE, OF WASH CLOSURE FOR JARSOR' BOTTLES.

' SPECIFICATION" forming a. of Letters Patent No. 725,590, dated April 14, 1903.

Application filed Angu st 2 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C.-RIELY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have in-.

5 vented certain newand useful Improvements in Closures for Jars or Bottles andfI do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit 1o appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to closures of the disk variety used chiefly for sealing milk-jars and aims to combine therewith a' novel form V of-pull to facilitatethe removal of the disk I 5 from the mouth of the jar'whenit is required to gain access to the contents thereof.

An essential feature of the invention is the ease with which the invention can be applied 7 to disk stoppers on hand and at a trifling cost compared with the resultant advantages and benefits to the merchant and customer.

The invention enables either side of the stopper to be placed uppermost, thereby greatly simplifying the sealing of the jars or bottles. y j v For a full description of the inventio'nand the meritsthereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for eifecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferredembodiment 5 y of the invention is'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the uppe portion of a milk-jar closed by a stopper em bodyingthe invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical 0 section, the full lines showingthe' loose end of the pull hanging over,the end of the jar and the dotted lines showing the position of the pull when drawn upon in an upward direction. Fig. 3is an edge viewofthe closure Corresponding and like ,p'arts are -referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings'by the same reference characters. i

4. 01. SeriaINo. 73,171. on mm.)

I; The closure or stopper 1. is of disk form,

being cut from sheet material, such as cardboardor heavy paper. The pull 2 is flexible and in the preferred form consists of a length of string, although tape or like material maybe used. The string. is passed entirely 5'5 through an opening near the edge of the stopper andin practice is adapted'to hang over the edge of the jar, bottle or the like, as shown by the full lines in Fig.2, to be drawn upon when it is required to remove 'thestopper from the said jar. The string or loose end of the pull 2 maybeelevated and drawn upon in an upward direction, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. When the stopper is in position, the string passes downward 6 5 therethrough from thetop side'outward along the bottom side and upward around the edge of the stopper. This is clearly shown in Figs. land 2.

clearly illustrated fand consists of a string threaded or otherwise passed through an opening formedi'n the stopper and having its end portions brought together and either twisted or knotted, or both, the knot preventing the pulling of the stringthrough the opening. The-folded parts ofthe string embrace op-' posite sides of the stopper, thereby'admitting' of either side of the stopper being uppermost.

The stopper is'fitted into the mouth of the jar, bottle, or the'like 3 in the usual manner and is'readily rernoved'when required by pulling upon the loose end ofthe string. The string enables a firm grip to be obtained upon cate hand, as no sharp edges or corners are presented to lacerate the skin and flesh. The pull can'be applied tothe sto'pperei'ther by hand or machinery. When-applied by hand, the stringis threaded through the stopperby means of a needle and is cut off in proper lengths. The stopper is thoroughlysanitary and free from parts which-would tend to-impair the flavor, color, or qualityof the milk. Moreover,the opening in thestopperthrough which the string passes is entirely closed by the said string and nothing can pass therethrough.

The preferred-.form of the invention is 70 the pull and prevents injury tothe most deli- 85 ing and doubled upon itself to embrace a portion of the stopper between the folded portions near the bight and having the terminals secured by means of a knot, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK c. RIELY. n s.]

Witnesses:

GLADYS L. THOMPSON, GENEVIEVE MATTHEWS. 

